It says Van Den Brink had blood on his hands, nose, lips and around his mouth when he was arrested near the crime scene.

Cullen’s decision says four psychiatrists have assessed Van Den Brink since the death and all have concluded he suffers from schizophrenia.

“None of what the accused did with respect to the victim was rooted in reason,” the ruling says.

“It had all the (signs) of being based on a serious break from reality compromised of a bizarre belief system which precludes a finding that the accused was capable of separating moral right from moral wrong through any rational evaluation.”

Cullen has ruled Van Den Brink is not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder and he will be held at a psychiatric hospital until the B.C. Review Board hears his case.